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Starting regular milk
Alex is 11 mos now and I'm starting to think about transitioning to regular milk, I just can't remember how I did it with my two older kids(they're 13 and 9 now, so it's been awhile). I do remember throwing bottles away by their first birthdays. I'm pretty sure it was cold turkey too. I just can't remember if I gave them formula in their sippy cups or if I just switched to milk at the same time I threw the bottles away. darn, how did I do that?
Alex is no longer breastfeeding and is on Similac Isomil.
Wondering if I should start giving him little drinks of milk(we drink 1% or non-fat now), or if I should just wait until he turns 1(Aug 14) and like the others, throw the bottles away and give him 1% in his sippy...
any suggestions?
thanks
Alex is no longer breastfeeding and is on Similac Isomil.
Wondering if I should start giving him little drinks of milk(we drink 1% or non-fat now), or if I should just wait until he turns 1(Aug 14) and like the others, throw the bottles away and give him 1% in his sippy...
any suggestions?
thanks
That's all part of the fun! After today, I am even more ready to get rid of bottles. I am all about sippy cups even they do get a little more messy!
sippy he manage to make lot lot of mess instead of drinking . he takes it in and spill
ladybug- I hear ya girl! Cruz is already little so I have very nervous about this big change going on!!! I am just glad to see he likes milk and dairy products too!!!
colorado- why don't you just give him milk in sippy cups with his meals that way you can make sure he gets what he needs and you can make your gallon last a week! So, he takes 40oz of milk at night......wow that is a lot!
colorado- why don't you just give him milk in sippy cups with his meals that way you can make sure he gets what he needs and you can make your gallon last a week! So, he takes 40oz of milk at night......wow that is a lot!
no bottles and it is during the night i stop giving him milk during the day, b/c galon wouldn't be enough for him,
Thanks girl! that's what I thought! Cash loves yogurt and cheeses so that makes me feel better!
I can't wait - I probably stress too much about his milk intake; but I just want him healthy and happy, ya know? :-)
I can't wait - I probably stress too much about his milk intake; but I just want him healthy and happy, ya know? :-)
i have oposite problem mine is a litle milkman he drinks like 40+ a day i am trying to limit it
Yes, eating dairy products do count! This is what Cruz's nutritionist told me! She said yogurts, cheese, ice cream and high calcium dairies are a great replacement. She even said if worst came to worst we could add some dry milk to his whole milk to make it higher in calcium and calories that way he would not have to drink 16 oz.
Hopefully soon enough we will be writing about them taking too much milk! : )
Hopefully soon enough we will be writing about them taking too much milk! : )
Trying to get Cash to drink 16oz in a day is like pulling teeth!! He drinks probably 11 - 14 oz a day, but never 16oz. I wonder if eating dairy products (like yogurt, cheese, and milk in his cereal) can count towards the 16oz..
I am also having problems with Joel taking 16 oz in one day but the doctor said that it should be an average of 16 oz. some days will be more and some days less .. Today we actually got him to drink a bit more than 9 oz. We are working up to it though .. It is still the beginning.
Cruz's poop has gotten messier too! He is on lactose free formula (not soy) only because he stopped taking the regular kind. He was breastfeed for 8 months so I really do not think he has a lactose problem.....sigh he is so picky!
He is still taking 24oz of formula, this is his last week because he will be "1" on the 11th. He has been taking roughly 8oz or a little more of whole milk. I am hoping once he is finished with bottles we can get him to 16oz! Why can't eating and drinking because easy! I love food, why doesn't he?! : )
He is still taking 24oz of formula, this is his last week because he will be "1" on the 11th. He has been taking roughly 8oz or a little more of whole milk. I am hoping once he is finished with bottles we can get him to 16oz! Why can't eating and drinking because easy! I love food, why doesn't he?! : )
tabby, Alex's poos were a little messier while on the milk, but being on soy they are always on the verge of hard. im gona try the soy dream or lactaid this week and see how that goes...
Blueeyed - just thought I would interject. Cash's poops have been messier since starting milk, but my pedi says that is normal bc of the increase amount of dairy.
However, Cash is off the bottle but trying to get him to get at least 16oz of milk a day is like pulling teeth!! Anyone else having this problem??
However, Cash is off the bottle but trying to get him to get at least 16oz of milk a day is like pulling teeth!! Anyone else having this problem??
no i still have it . I hate it my dh is making a jokes of it that it is waiting for nbaby number 2:)
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Jaxx does your Alex have really messy pooos??? Taylor was on Neocate then alumintum then soy. I tried reg formula but she didnt like the taste. I started 1/3 milk and soy formula and now she is on just milk because I ran out of formula but I have noticed she has had some very messy diapers. Not runny like diareaha but very messy, lol. I am wondering about the milk being the culprit:~( She was allergy tested for both soy and milk protiens but the doctor said she wasnt allergic (that was when she was only a few months old) On soy her stools were very hard and infruequent. Hmmmm..........................
Ladies we are looking at the end of bottles and that feels good!
Do you think the whole milk intake will increase once the bottles are gone?
Tabby- Taylor sounds like Cruz he loves to play with his cups!
Jaxx- I am sorry to hear about Alex's tummy! That is ironic about the dairy business!
Do you think the whole milk intake will increase once the bottles are gone?
Tabby- Taylor sounds like Cruz he loves to play with his cups!
Jaxx- I am sorry to hear about Alex's tummy! That is ironic about the dairy business!
I started giving Alex a ratio of 3 to 1 for several days, then half and half, and it did not agree with him AT ALL, so it looks like we're going with the soy just like we had to do with my daughter. With my family being in the dairy business, you can imagine how well that sits! lol oh well, gota do what you gota do right... Either way, bye bye ba ba come Aug 14th!
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Go Cruz!!! Taylor loves her sippy but seems to like to suck out the milk and then let it spill out her lips! She starts giggling and thinks its funny! I have been very tempted to just throw the bottles but havent done it yet:~( I think I am getting way more relaxed in my older age (as opposed to with my older kids) becasue I didnt take the bottle away from Dalton untill 18 months!!!! It was just way to easy for me to make him a bottle and give it to him:~( He also wanted Taylors bottles too, so I think thats parcialy to blame:~( But I am staying firm and taking Taylors bottle at a year old. I did it with Tristan and Hunter so I know it can be done, lol!
I started giving Cruz small amounts of whole milk last Friday. At first I gave it to him in a regular cup and held it for him to drink. He thought I was drinking from it so he was more than happy to take it! He seemed to really like it! I did this for a few days and yesterday I started it in a sippy cup. He took about 2-3ozs by himself. I know this is not his daily requirements but he is still taking 24oz of formula a day.
I hope this transition goes smooth because we are all tired of the bottles!
colorado- you are ttc? that is great! good luck!
I hope this transition goes smooth because we are all tired of the bottles!
colorado- you are ttc? that is great! good luck!
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5 bottles total all day and night??? I would just give during naps and bed time and do cups during the day, but thats just me. In the cup I do just cold milk but you can heat it for a few seconds to take the chill off it especially if your LO is used to having warm formula:~) Thats just me, maybe some of the other gals will have diffrent ideas:~)
Did you finally dry up??? I see you are TTC again!!! So exciting!!
Did you finally dry up??? I see you are TTC again!!! So exciting!!
how you serve it? cold cooked?
my son drinks around 5 bottles per night any sugestion how to limit
my son drinks around 5 bottles per night any sugestion how to limit
I was wondering that too! Because I will be going back to teaching the day of Cruz's birthday and I wanted to start him at home for a week before he returned to Daycare! Maybe I will just call his pedi and check!!
I am so ready to move on too!!! My fear is that he will not take enough in his sippy cups. He still hates chunky foods so I am still so limited there too!
I am so ready to move on too!!! My fear is that he will not take enough in his sippy cups. He still hates chunky foods so I am still so limited there too!
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we started my older boys around 11 months. I dont think you" have to" wait untill a year. I dont see anything wrong with a week early, lol! Good luck!
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Kaprovea-did your doctor tell you start his milk like that. Because that is a really good idea (no offense to you)!! I hope that did not come out wrong! : / I was looking for away to transition to and that sounds great. Being that you have a few weeks on me I would love an update to see how it goes!!!
It is crazy that our babies are almost toddlers!!!!!